LGBTQIA+ (YA comics)

These are some of our favourite recent LGBTQIA+ comics and graphic novels. Of course, there's way more than this in our collection! Indeed, some of the titles featured in our other comic book-lists also feature LGBTQIA+ characters and themes, just proving that you can find queer characters into gaming, involved with magic or the supernatural, at a camp, or in space. They're everywhere!

Updated August 1, 2024
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Galaxy : the prettiest star
Axelrod, Jadzia
Paper Book
It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power. A vibrant story about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright as the stars. "An effervescent and poignant tale about discovering and embracing your truest...
Pixels of you. [online electronic book]
Hirsh, Ananth
Ebook
A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends--and maybe more--in this moving YA graphic novel from award-winning writers Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota, and illustrator J.R. Doyle.   "A sweet, smart tale of art, bitterness, enmity, and camaraderie."--New York Times<...
The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich
Muniz, Deya
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023  * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2023  * YALSA 2024 Great Graphic Novel for Teens  * An ALA Rainbow List Pick * 2024 ALA Quick Picks...
Greatest Thing
Searle, Sarah Winifred.
Paper Book
A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children's Book Council Young Adult Favorite It's the first day of sophomore year, and now that Winifred's two best (and only) friends have transferred to...
The hazards of love. Book 1, Bright world
Stanley, Stan
Paper Book
"This fantastical, stunning tale shines in both story and artwork." -- School Library Journal (star review) "A noir fantasy -- part adventure, part love story, all the way spectacularly creepy." -- Kirkus Reviews (star review) The Hazards of Love follows the...
Honor girl [graphic novel] /
Thrash, Maggie.
Paper Book
"Thrash has so carefully and skillfully captured a universal moment. . . . A luminescent memoir not to be missed."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) All-girl camp. First love. First heartbreak. At once romantic and devastating, brutally honest and full of humor,...
Stars in Their Eyes: a Graphic Novel
Walton, Jessica
Paper Book
A Stonewall Honor Book In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of falling in love for the first time. Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She's looking forward to meeting her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her...

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